apply_filters( "pre_update_option_{$option}", mixed $value, mixed $old_value, string $option )

Filters a specific option before its value is (maybe) serialized and updated.

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Description

The dynamic portion of the hook name, $option, refers to the option name.

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Parameters

$value mixed
The new, unserialized option value.
$old_value mixed
The old option value.
$option string
Option name.

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More Information

This filter is applied to the option value before being saved to the database; this allows the overriding value to be stored. To use this filter, you will need to add filters for specific options names, such as “pre_update_option_foo” to filter the option “foo“.

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Source

File: wp-includes/option.php. View all references 

$value = apply_filters( "pre_update_option_{$option}", $value, $old_value, $option );

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
4.4.0 The $option parameter was added.
2.6.0 Introduced.

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User Contributed Notes

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    Contributed by Steven Lin —

    Example migrated from Codex:

    add_action( 'init', 'myplugin_init' );

function myplugin_init() {
	add_filter( 'pre_update_option_foo', 'myplugin_update_field_foo', 10, 2 );
}

function myplugin_update_field_foo( $new_value, $old_value ) {
	$new_value = intval( $new_value );
	$new_value ++;
	return $new_value;
}

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